On the bbc news website. Just log on to bbc. Com news or download the bbc news app on your mobile device. And now on bbc news, we cross live to singapore for Asia Business report. All the details as the European Central bank cuts a key Interest Rate deeper into negative territory stop afg hanistans pet rate deeper into negative territory stop afghanistans pet economy. We ta ke stop afghanistans pet economy. We take you to the bird market at the heart of kabul. Welcome to welcome to this welcome to this friday welcome to this friday edition welcome to this friday edition of welcome to this friday edition of Asia Business report, im Sharanjit Leyl Asia Business report, im Sharanjit Leyl. We start with the World Economy because the European Central bank has unveiled fresh stimulus measures to bolster the eurozone, including cutting a key Interest Rate even deeper into negative territory. The move comes as policymakers attempt to combat the Global Economic slowdown. The risk surrounding th
Event their and they are not alone. Lets see how the markets have opened this morning. Bit of a mixed bag so far. And well be getting the inside track on the weeks big business stories, including Mario Draghis economic box of tricks with our very own Andrew Walker. Uk Supermarket Chain sainsburys has pledged to halve Plastic Packaging by 2025. Today we want to know what steps, if any you have taken to reduce your Plastic Waste . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. We start in the finnish capital helsinki, where Climate Change is top of the agenda for eu finance ministers as they meet over the next two days. The European Union wants to be the first major economy to go climate neutral by 2050. One of the big ideas under discussion reforming the tax system to give more incentives to clean energy and penalise fossil fuel use. Researchers are warning that 7 of global gdp will be wiped out by the end of the century if no action is taken to reduce
Found evidence of a sustained associated with hrt. Two prominent pro democracy effort to hack iphones over a period campaigners are arrested in hong kong, as police ban of at least two years. A planned weekend protest. Will have the markets for you. The european indices picking up on a rally from asia overnight. Some optimism around potential talks to what resolve the us china trade war. Its been a big week in politics here in the uk with the brexit saga and also abroad how does that change the Economic Outlook . Well have Andrew Walker with us to canter through the future for the uk, italy and argentina. Researchers at google uncover security flaws on iphones with hackers potentially getting hold of contacts, photos location data. So today we want to know how quickly do you apply Software Updates . What else do you do to keep data safe . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive hello and welcome to business live. Happy friday. We start our programme in the us where trade tariffs wi
In europe, the markets look like this, the london market has failed to open due to technical difficulties. We will have the latest. And today a biz live favourite, Andrew Walker is here to talk through the big events of the week, including a horrible time for the argentinian markets and the impact of the hong kong protests on the financial hub. Also on the show one study says there arejust six major things that affect your ability to secure a pay rise. They include your age and your willingness to switch roles. Today we want to know, what are your top tips for getting a pay rise . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. In the last minute or so, the ftse 100 has started trading after some technical difficulties meant it did not open at 8am like the rest of the european markets. More on that in a moment. But we start the programme with this. Investors around the world are heading for safe haven assets amid worries about the global economy. The us
European markets, as you can see, have opened, and on the whole pretty flats. And how low can you go . Signals of rock bottom borrowing costs from top central bankers and Global Growth jitters. Its been a busy week in news. Well get the inside track from our friday editor. Today we want to know fortnites worlds cup, 30 million up for grabs, as a 15 year old brit reaches the final, are parents right to tell kids gaming is a waste of time . Let us know just use bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. We start with Online Retail giant amazon, because it has revealed another set of mind boggling sales figures. Ceo jeff bezos says efforts to make one day delivery the norm for prime customers are paying off, with accelerating sales growth. Shares have fallen, though, as investors were disappointed with how little profit amazon is making on all that business. Lets show you the details. Amazon made revenues ofjust over 63 billion in the three months to the end ofjune. That was up 20 on